Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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